Winding-machine.



H. M. SPRECHER.

WINDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.13,1912.

1,076,920. Patented Oct. 28, 1913,

Eltbowwq coLuMmA PLANUGRAPN co.,wAsHlNGTON. D. C.

llfl S HARRY IVI.' SPRECHEPU. GF EPMRATA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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i ,tweeen Specification of ietters Patent,

Application filed August 13, 1912. Serial No. Kbit-3938.

To all ic/icm, 'J may concern .llc it ltnown that. l, l-lixuei' lill.Sriuieiinn, a citizen oil the United States, residing at .'Plphrata7 inthe countj'fot Lancaster and 'ltate of Pennsylvania, have invented newand useful improvements in Windiiig-lila chilies, of which the"ifollowving1 is a' specification. j

This invention relates to winding inachines, the saine being' especiallyadapted torvdispeiising wire and siinilar taln'ic, such asiencing, sothat any desired portion ot a roll of it'abric may be unwound thereiroinand simultaneously wound into an individual roll to be delivered to thepurchaser-L A further object of the invention is to provide a noveltorni oft windingv shaft which will perinit the portion ot the rollcontained thereon to bereadily reniorcd as soon as it is' severedfronithe niain roll.

it Yfurther object ofthe invention is to provide a `device of thecharacter referred to which is adjustable to'roils oi' differentlengths. j

lWit-li the above and other objects in View, the invention consists inthe construction7 combination and arrangement ot parte, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying"ilrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure" l is a perspective View of a winding; machineembodying' the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectionthrough the saine. Fin'i 3 is a plan View oi one end ot' the machine`Fig. d is an enlarged cross section through the winding` roller, showingthe pins retracted. Fig. is a similar View of the roller, showing' thepins projected.

"While the invention hereinafter described ie capable oi a number ofembodiments, a simple embodiment thereof is illustrated in Fi l, whereinthe supportingl traine of the device or machine is shown as composed ci'a pair of posts l and 2 located at a suitable distance apart andprovided with bases adapting' said posts to be 'firmly secured to lthefloor. The posts are connected a suit able distance above the iioor by ahorizontal cross rail fit, upon which is; mounted a pail' j of brackets5. each provided at its outer end with an inwardly projecting' tapering'bearing' t5 adapted to be inserted in one end oit a roll of fabric, suchas is shown at '7. the two bracket-s at opposite ende of the roll thus;forming a support which will hold the roll T and at the saine timepermit said roll to revolve in unroll'ing' tl'letaljiric therefrom` inthe manner illustrated in Fig'. l. Each oi' said lnacltets 5 isprorided. adjacent to its rear end, with a slot t3 adapting" it to litover and slide lengthwise of the rail 4j 'tor the purpose ofadjustnient. 'Each bi cltet is iurthei' provided with a binding screw S,so as to hold the bracket in place, after it has been adjusted to theproper pointalong' the rail 4l, iu accordance with the roll 7. Securedto the posts l and 2. adjacent to the top thereof, are stiri'ups S)adapted to i'orln a support ltoi' a revolving: winding' ehait.hereiinitter particulavrlj7 described'. In the jn'eterred (unbodinicntoi the invention, each ci? said stirrups 9 is tiedly secured tothe postand coniiected w1 h the inain body of the etirrup by a hinge pin 1iwhich will enable the stiri'up to be foldedbackward when not in use, andzitter the winding shait has been removed th eret'ronl.

rlhe winding' shaft7 as illustrated in Figs. -t and i3, comprises anouter tubular shell 12, and an inner core 123 which ie also prete!!hably tubular. but not necessarily so; lhe inner` core 13 is oftconsiderably less dianieter than the shell i2 and is supported centrallywithin the shell by means oit webs ll arranged at suitable intervalsalonijrI the length of the shell, within which theyr are secured`,theIsaid wehe being recessed or cut away at one side` as shown at i5. toperinit the eorell to slide transversely or radially within the outershell 'troni a central position to an eccentric one. as indicated in thetwo detail sections, Figs. t and 5i. (lonuected to the inner corej atany suitable number o't intervals throughout the length thereof, arefabric engaging pins i6, which are curved, as shown in Figs. l and 5,and which are adapted to project through corresponding slots i? torinedin the outer shell. By curving' the pins l0. :it will be seen that asthe inner core 13 is partialljT turned byincansoit.' an operating-g'hand crank 1S at one end thereof, the concared sides of the pinslworking against the ends of the slots i7 will cause said pins to beprojected outwardly beyond the outer surface of the Shell 1% andCorrespondingly when said core is turned in the opposite direction, theconvex sides: of the pine will operate against the opposite ends ot' theslots l'f"i so to latentod (ict. 2S. 119113.`

Cause said pins to be retracted Wit-hin the' plane of the periphery ofthe shell.

The operation of the device is Well illustrated in Fig. l, wherein itwill be observed that after placing the roll 7 on the brackets 5. thecrank 18 is given a partial turn which causes the pins 1G to projectoutwardly through the slots 1 7, assuming the position illustrated inFig. The fabric is then engaged over said pins 1G and the hand crank 1Sis then operated, until the desired amount of fabric is umvound from theroll 7, and Wound upon the upper Winding shaft. of the device. Thefabric is then severed between the tivo rolls, after which by reversingthe direction of movement of the crank 1S for a portion of a turn, thepins 1G are retracted entirely Within the outer shell l2 of the windingshaft. thus enabling thev roll on the winding shaft to be easily slidlongitudinally off the end of said shaft, after removing t-he latter orone end thereof from the stirrup or stirrups U.

That is claimed is:

l. A Winding machine, comprising a supporting frame` a Winding shaftembodying a core, a tubular shell surrounding the core and movabletransversely thereon, and retract-able pins projecting from the corethrough openings in the shell and serving also as a driving medium bywhich the rotary movement of the core is imparted to the shell.

Q. A Winding machine, comprising a supporting frame, and a Winding shaftembodying a tubular shell, a core movable Within the shell, andretractable pins pro jecting from the core thro-ugh openings in theshell, the core having a movementtransversely within the shell toproject and retract the pins, such transverse movement being produced bythe cooperative engagement of the pins with the shell.

3. A Winding machine, comprising a supporting frame, and a Winding shaftembodying a tubular shell, a core movable Within the shell, andretractable pins projecting from the core through openings in theshell., the core having both a partial roshell to project and retractthe pins, such transverse movement being produced by the cooperativeengagement of the pins with the shell.

4. A Winding machine, comprising a supporting frame, and a Winding shaftembodying a tubular shell, a core movable Within the shell, and curvedpins projecting from the core through openings in the shell andcooperating at their concaved sides With the shell to effect theprojection of the pins beyond the outer surface of the shell. v

5. A Winding machine, comprising a snpporting ffame, and a Winding shaftembodying a tubular shell, a core movable Within the shell, and curvedpins projecting from the core through openings in the shell andcooperating at their convex sides with the shell to effect theretraction of the pins Within the outer surface of the shell.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

` JENNIE E. Evans.

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